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Wesley Matthews Says Kobe Bryant’s Call Changed His Achilles Recovery

After rupturing his Achilles in 2015, Matthews said his darkest hour turned when Kobe unexpectedly called. Kobe told him to “feel the pain…cry, yell, whatever emotion you feel, but know you’re gonna get through it.” Matthews studied Kobe’s own rehab, copying calf raises, and returned in just seven months. Facing Kobe again, he heard: “I’m not surprised.”